Norwood Memorial
OWD · KOWD · Norwood, Massachusetts · Norfolk County · map
Norwood Memorial is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Norwood, 2 miles east of Norwood, Massachusetts, 49 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 4,007 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KOWD · observed 4:53 pm EDT (20:53 UTC), 27 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 11 knots, gusting to 18
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 61°F (16°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter 29.98 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KOWD 062053Z 29011G18KT 10SM CLR 16/00 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01610000 55004
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OWD · ICAO KOWD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Norwood
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 8:00 pm 1 nov - 30 apr, 7:00 am to 10:00 pm 1 may - 31 oct
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,007 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 10/28 | 3,995 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the right, trees 26 ft high 850 ft from the end
- Runway 35: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF)
- Runway 10: PAPI, four lights on the right, threshold displaced 987 ft, 2,795 ft available for landing, trees 40 ft high 1,200 ft from the end
- Runway 28: threshold displaced 212 ft, 3,595 ft available for landing, trees 40 ft high 1,000 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 126.0 | Norwood |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Owd and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.95 | Norwood |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.8 | Norwood |
| Approach and departure | 124.1 | Norwood |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Norwood |
| Woons and star | 120.6 | Norwood |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 781-762-4314.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Norwood from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Norwood, Massachusetts: 7 piston singles, 4 helicopters, 1 piston twin, 1 business jet, 1 balloon. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Massachusetts.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 26 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Filed for record purposes only.
- 1199 feet /1349 feet MSL/ and 1249 feet /1349 feet MSL/ TV tower 8 NM nnw. 1063.5 feet /1184 feet MSL/ tower 8.5 NM nnw.
- When the control tower closed activate malsf runway 35; PAPI runways 10, 17 and 35; medium-intensity runway lights 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to dthr.
- All aircraft exceeding 87 effective perceived noise level in dbs or 75 dbs, as measured in part 36 prohibited from using airport.
- 125 feet flagpole 1 MI northwest of runway 17 approach.
- Gate 2 txl ltd to aircraft with wingspans of 50 feet or less. Gate 3 txl ltd to aircraft with wingspans of 45 feet or less.
- Bird actvty and wildlife in the vicinity of airport.
- SN removal equip building (abutting south apron).
- Landing fees for transient FIXED-WING aircraft with more than 5000 pounds maximum tog, as well as transient helicopters regardless of WT.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.